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Facilities Engineering Institute saves Commonwealth millions in energy costs

5/8/18

The Penn State Facilities Engineering Institute has announced the results of its Department of General Services electricity shopping event, where the institute solicits the accounts of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania agencies for lower electricity supplier pricing. By comparing published utility company rates to bids from prospective suppliers, PSFEI enabled DGS to lock in lower rates for 214 accounts, spread across 19 agencies, for a total of more than $4 million in savings for the Commonwealth.

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Greater Allegheny to offer first 3+1 Energy Engineering degree at Penn State

5/2/18

Penn State Greater Allegheny will begin to offer the third year of the Energy Engineering major beginning in Fall 2018. This will be the first 3+1 Energy Engineering program  at any Penn State campus and will allow students to remain at Greater Allegheny through their junior year, moving to University Park to complete their final year of study.

Jennifer Baka

Baka awarded fellowship to study impact of petrochemical plant on community

9/27/17

Jennifer Baka, assistant professor in the department of geography, has been at Penn State for a little more than a year, but she has a lifetime of experience assessing the implications of energy. She grew up in a coal mining region of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and watching the relationship a rural community has with a global enterprise factored into her choice to become an energy geographer. It’s a field that combines political and industrial ecology to look at how energy projects impact all segments of society.

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Green fleet technology

5/16/17

New research at Penn State addresses the impact delivery trucks have on the environment by providing green solutions that keep costs down without sacrificing efficiency.

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Research explores safer fuel for nuclear reactors

3/16/16

Nuclear power is an important energy source in the U.S. and around the world and is essential as a clean energy to reduce current carbon emissions from fossil fuels. However, many people feel the risk of nuclear accidents does not outweigh the benefits associated with nuclear energy.

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Initiative seeks to put Penn State at forefront of energy security, independence

11/20/15

Penn State is poised to solidify its role as a cutting-edge leader among universities in driving the world’s conversation about the future of energy, President Eric Barron told the University’s Board of Trustees on Nov. 20. Barron highlighted a new initiative to marshal the University’s vast expertise in a wide range of disciplines with the goal of tackling the world’s energy challenges, improving national energy security and independence, and further strengthening Pennsylvania’s status as a national leader in energy production and innovation.

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Free film screening of 'Switch: Discover the Future of Energy' set for Oct. 28

10/16/15

The Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering and the Institute for Natural Gas Research at Penn State are sponsoring a showing of the film "Switch: Discover the Future of Energy." It will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28 in the John Bill Freeman Auditorium, 177 HUB-Robeson Center. It is free and open to the public.

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Penn State uses digital building automation systems to boost sustainability

8/11/15

More than 350 buildings on campus are connected to and controlled by a building automation system, which uses a secure computer network to centralize the remote monitoring and control of electricity, lighting, plumbing, ventilation, air conditioning and other environmental systems. Many Penn State campuses across the state, including Harrisburg, Altoona and Erie, The Behrend College, also use digital automation systems for managing building settings.

Pipeline Route and Construction Schedule

Stakeholder assessment report on Penn State’s West Campus Steam Plan released

8/12/14

In 2013, concern erupted and the decision was made to reroute a proposed natural gas pipeline, originally slated to go through State College’s Highlands Neighborhood, onto the University Park campus of Penn State to supply the West Campus Steam Plant with additional natural gas. At Penn State’s energy forum in September 2013, Denice Wardrop, director of Penn State’s Sustainability Institute, committed to conducting a stakeholder assessment about this process. The results of that assessment have been released and are available at sustainability.psu.edu.

Immersive Leadership Experience

Penn State's GridSTAR Center hosts immersive leadership program

6/30/14

On May 19th a cadre of Penn State students began an Immersive Leadership Experience in Sustainable Energy and Business. This summer program combines hands-on coursework with internship experiences, and is hosted by GridSTAR Center, which is a smart grid educational and operational research center that is part of the Architectural Engineering Department at Penn State, located at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia.

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Program plays crucial role in preventing blackouts

6/16/14

This Thursday (June 19) from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Penn State will again test University Park’s capability to reduce its electricity load when called upon during national or regional power emergencies. University Park occupants are requested to turn off all unnecessary electrical consumption under individual control.

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